Twelve teams battled for six spots in the NBA Cup's knockout rounds. Check out the results of the most vital matchups.

Orlando capitalized in the form of 33 points off turnovers and 41 fast break points — setting a new season-high in the latter, falling one-point shy of the all-time team record. The Magic had 42 fast break points in 2000 — one of the more interesting franchise records yet to be broken in the modern era.

For the first time since the event started three years ago, the Heat have qualified for the knockout round of the NBA Cup, the league’s in-season tournament.

The NBA Cup quarterfinals are set, with Miami facing Orlando and New York taking on Toronto. New York secured the last Eastern Conference spot by defeating the defending champion Milwaukee

There has been a lot of noise surrounding Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero over the past few weeks.  Orlando doesn’t have the greatest reputation in appreci

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023. Tuesday, Dec. 9: Heat at Magic, 6 p.m. ET | Knicks at Raptors, 8:30 p.m. ET

The final day of group play in the 2025 NBA Cup began with six spots in the knockout rounds still up for grabs and three straight winner-take-all games to decide a group. It was as climactic a day as the NBA could have hoped for when instituting the in-season tournament.